diff --git a/projects/elfutils.org/package.yml b/projects/elfutils.org/package.yml
index bdc25f7a..bb4109cb 100644
--- a/projects/elfutils.org/package.yml
+++ b/projects/elfutils.org/package.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,18 @@ dependencies:
     facebook.com/zstd: '*'
 build:
   dependencies:
-    gnu.org/make: '*'
     gnu.org/m4: '*'
   script:
     - ./configure $ARGS
     - make --jobs {{ hw.concurrency }}
     - make --jobs {{ hw.concurrency }} install
   env:
+    CC: clang
+    CXX: clang++
+    LD: clang
+    CFLAGS:
+      # please don't do this
+      - -Wno-error
     ARGS:
       - --disable-debug
       - --disable-dependency-tracking